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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Health Disparities Research Framework Adaptation to Reflect Puerto Rico's Socio-Cultural Context.

Irene Lafarga Previdi, Carmen M Vélez Vega

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Patterns of Multimorbidity among Older Adults with Colorectal Cancer Living in Puerto Rico.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026
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  9. Cognitive difficulties among middle-aged and older Latino adults: within-group variation across U.S. states.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026
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  16. Air Pollutants in Puerto Rico: Key Pollutants and Carcinogenic Properties.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Irene Lafarga PrevidiCenter for Collaborative Research in Health Disparities, UPR Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico.
Carmen M Vélez VegaCenter for Collaborative Research in Health Disparities, UPR Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico.

Funding

Upstream Regulation and Downstream effectors of c-MYC in Ovarian CancerU54MD007600 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI Abiel Roche-Lima · 2017 to 2026
$35.8M
NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007600
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article we aim to briefly describe how Puerto Rico's living conditions influence adverse health outcomes at an individual, community and population level using the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Framework that considers multiple factors and their intersecting influence. People living in Puerto Rico face significant levels of poverty, a deficient infrastructure, a fragile healthcare system and the continuing dismantling of the public education system as well as hazardous environmental exposures. The treatment of Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens due to the federal policies of the U.S. government and also the mismanagement of funds from local authorities impacts the prevalence of chronic health conditions and vulnerability to disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and pandemics. Puerto Rico's health disparities are rooted in historical, cultural, political and economic factors that have an impact on biology, interpersonal and environmental aspects. In order to significantly reduce health disparities, systemic change is needed at a local, national and federal level. Interventions must consider how social determinants impact the quality of life and seek to impact the intersections of different contexts that have an effect at an individual, interpersonal, communal and societal level. This can be achieved through evidence-based, culturally appropriate and community based as well as translational research approaches that seek to impact behavior and social economic factors.

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Delivery of Health CareQuality of LifeCultureCyclonic StormsHumansPovertyPuerto RicoSocioeconomic FactorsVulnerable Populationshealth disparitiesPuerto Ricosocial determinants of healthsocio-ecological framework

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PMID33217956
PMCPMC7698747

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